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Fig. 159.—Ichneumon fly.
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Fig. 160.
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Fig. 161.—Wasp using pebble.
From Peckham's "Solitary Wasps," Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
Compare the cells of
bumble bee (Fig. 153) with
those of hive bee. They
differ not only in shape but
in material, being made of
web instead of wax, and
they usually contain larvæ
instead of honey. Only a
few of the queens among
bumble bees and wasps
survive the winter. How
do ants and honey bees
provide for the workers
also to survive the winter?
Name all the social
insects that you can think of. Do
they all belong to the same order?
The ichneumon fly shown enlarged in Fig. 159 lays its eggs under a caterpillar's skin. What becomes of the eggs? The true size of the insect is shown by the cross lines at a. The eggs are almost microscopic in size. The pupæ shown (true size) on caterpillar are sometimes mistaken for eggs. The same mistake is made about the pupa cases of ants. Ichneumon flies also use tree-borers as "hosts" for their eggs and larva. Is this insect a friend of man?
The digging wasp (Figs. 160 and 161) supplies its larva with caterpillars and closes the hole, sometimes using a stone as pounding tool. Among the few other uses of tools among lower animals are the elephant's use of a branch for a fly brush, and the ape's use of a walking stick. This wasp digs with fore feet like a dog and kicks the dirt out of the way with its hind feet.
Are the wings of bees and wasps more closely or less closely veined than the wings of dragon flies? (Fig. 177.) For an interesting account of the order "Joined-wings" (bees and their kindred) see Comstock's "Ways of the Six-footed," Ginn & Co.